147th Attack Wing

United States Air Force Air Combat Command unit Military unit The 147th Attack Wing is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard, stationed at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas. The Wing would be transferred to the United States Air Force Air Combat Command if brought into federal service. The 111th Attack Squadron, assigned to the wing's 147th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the World War I 111th Air Squadron, established on 14 August 1917. It was reformed on 29 June 1923, as the 111th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard that were formed before World War II. Mission The 147th Attack Wing, based at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, flies combat support missions 24/7 via advanced satellite communications, providing surveillance, reconnaissance, and air support for US and Allied forces. In conducting combat support sorties, the 147th Attack Wing provides leadership at all levels with critical real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) air-to-ground munitions, and strike capability. A collocated Air Support Operations Squadron provides term